Last Thursday’s guest speaker Jeff Cluse elaborated on “Rotary says No to Domestic Violence” – a new Rotary Zone 8 (Australia and Pacific) initiative. He detailed other Rotary clubs in the eastern States who had introduced various robust projects and produced labelled purple T-shirts ($26 each) that other clubs could buy to be used in their city or town to get their message out. Jeff’s team from various D9510 clubs – including ours – and other service clubs such as Zonta and White Ribbon have been planning a Walk for Saturday 25 November from Victoria Square to the Women’s Memorial Gardens (next to Parade Ground) to highlight “Rotary says No to Domestic Violence. This date and Walk have been approved by the Adelaide City Council. Over coming months, Jeff’s team will also contact the Police Commissioner, Minister for Domestic Violence, Premier etc to encourage buy-in for this project. Networking with other organisations will also spread the message and encourage sponsors to come on board so that future projects can be funded. Another thought on the night was for information on Domestic Violence not being acceptable in our culture to be placed in new migrant packs.
In line with Jeff’s presentation, John W also updated us all on “Safe Phones Save Lives!” – a Qld initiative where old phones can be donated in special collection boxes, these phones are then expertly wiped clean and made operational for $75 per phone, and the police or social workers distribute these to abused people to ring for help. Often in a domestic violence situation (whether physical or mental abuse), the abused person is stripped of any means of communication to seek help. The unknown phone hidden until needed to call for help, could save lives. Adelaide Light has purchased several collection boxes, and John W and Rob will choose suitable locations soon.
Rotary/Rotaract’s Quiz Night, Friday 29 September 6-10.30pm. Get your $20pp tickets through Humanitix (click HERE) for the event at Wyatt Hall, Pulteney Grammar School, 190 South Terrace, Adelaide. All proceeds to Timor Leste water projects. Members can help by going through their wine stocks and donating a few bottles for the “Wine Wall” or provide other prizes such as boxes of chocolates, etc. Feel free to dress up in a sport’s team theme and win a special prize for the best-dressed group.
Keep the date free on Thursday 21 September (International Peace Day) at 9.00am for the Peace Pole ceremony at Clovelly Park Primary School at a morning school assembly. Clovelly Park Primary is where Erfan and Manizha’s children Mowahid and Tawhid go to school. More information will be provided about this event soon.
The next Cuppa Conversation is Saturday 23 September at 10.00am – we’ll let you know the location closer to the date.
How Much: $20 each or $200 for a table of 10 (not including any applicable fees)
Tickets are already on sale and you can secure tickets for yourself, friends, and family through the link HERE.
Tell me more: The quiz night will feature the usual favourites; a wine wall, games, Emmanuel as MC, and a raffle. There will be a special prize for the best-dressed table/group. Considering it is the grand final weekend the theme is 'a sport or sports team'. There is something for everyone, you don't have to answer questions to win a prize!
BYO food and drink/alcohol (we will have a tea and coffee station for gold coin donation). We will have card facilities on the night, however, please bring along some gold coins if possible to make the games run more smoothly.
How can you help: Apart from buying tickets, we would be very grateful for donations of wine to add to our wine wall. These will be wrapped up to keep the label a surprise and people will pay for a lucky dip-style chance at a bottle. In the past, this has been a very lucrative sideshow, so rest assured your donation will be impactful. We would also be grateful for donations suitable for a raffle. If you have any questions, please let me know by return email.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
7 September - 9.30am
14 September - 7.15am
South Tce. Croquet Club
21 September - 9.30am
Chairperson
Coffee Conversation
Richard Jarrett
Coffee Conversation
Attendance
Di Lane
White Picket Café
White Picket Café
Furniture/Hosting
Bottles/ cans
Di Lane
Dean Sullivan
Fred Field
Bread run
Richard Jarrett (10/9)
Rob McLennan (17/9)
Rob McLennan (24/9)
Chairman: Meet/greet speaker for the meeting; introduce and thank speaker. Preparation:- find details about the speaker prior to the meeting. Attendance: Set up reception table (attendance sheet; members list – re -payments; guest welcome sheet; money); register member payments/ apologies/ guests. Hosting: Welcome all at the door; ensure speaker and guests are introduced to appropriatepersons. Furniture: Flags; banner display; Rotary theme banner; gong and hammer; lectern position before and returned after the meeting. Computerset up – Connect to projector. Switch on. Hold function key & press F5 twice. Bottles/cans: Collect bags of bottles/cans at meeting and take to recycle centre for refund, pass refund to Bruce McDonald and empty bags to the next duty member, at the next meeting. Rotaract: Meets alternate Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the Cumberland Arms Hotel, 205 Waymouth St. Adelaide. Bread Run: Sundays, meet outside Romeo's, North Adelaide at 4:55pm
Members rostered for Thursday morning duty are asked to be in attendance by 6.45am
United in the spirit of Service we value truth, fairness and friendship; and we welcome the opportunity that Rotary gives us to contribute our talents and resources in support of others.
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To have fun and engage interest from new members and friends as we use our strengths for a better world here and abroad - a welcoming, flexible group having fun doing hands-on activities for positive impact.
A former Sergeant tn the Marine Corps took a new job as a high school teacher.
Just before the school year started, he injured his back. He was required to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. Fortunately the cast fitted under his shirt and wasn't noticeable.
On the first day of class, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in the school. These smart kids, having already heard the new teacher was a former Marine, were wary of him and he knew that they would be testing his discipline in the classroom.
Walking confidently into the classroom, the new teacher opened the window wide and sat down at his desk. When a strong breeze made his tie flap, he picked up a stapler and stapled the tie to his chest.
